Broadcast area | Sydney |
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Frequency | |
Programming | |
Language(s) | English |
Ownership | |
Owner | Rowley Bergin, Bergin Electric Company |
History | |
First air date | 7 November 1924 |
Last air date | 6 November 1929 |
Former frequencies |
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Call sign meaning | Bergin Electric |
2BE was Sydney's and Australia's first officially recognised commercial radio station, [1] commencing broadcasting on 7 November 1924. [2] It broadcast on the medium wave band at 870 kHz, with a power of 100 watts. [3]
The station was owned and operated by the Burgin Electric Company, owned by Rowley Burgin, and 2BE was managed by Oswald Francis (Ossie) Mingay. [4] [5] [3]
2BE held a Radio Dance Night on 23 December 1925, in aid of cancer research. On 3 March 1927 the station broadcast from the Radio and Electrical Exhibition at the Sydney Town Hall. [3]
In 1927, 2BE was off the air for a few months on account of a fire. [3]
The station only broadcast on two days per week, for at least the first two years. [5] It closed exactly five years after opening, on 6 November 1929. [6] [3]
On 30 November 1937, the 2BE call-sign was re-allocated to 2BE Bega, New South Wales, which now broadcasts as 2EC.
2BE's 870 kHz wavelength was allocated to another Sydney station, 2GB.
Broadcast area | Sydney |
---|---|
Frequency | |
Programming | |
Language(s) | English |
Ownership | |
Owner | Rowley Bergin, Bergin Electric Company |
History | |
First air date | 7 November 1924 |
Last air date | 6 November 1929 |
Former frequencies |
|
Call sign meaning | Bergin Electric |
2BE was Sydney's and Australia's first officially recognised commercial radio station, [1] commencing broadcasting on 7 November 1924. [2] It broadcast on the medium wave band at 870 kHz, with a power of 100 watts. [3]
The station was owned and operated by the Burgin Electric Company, owned by Rowley Burgin, and 2BE was managed by Oswald Francis (Ossie) Mingay. [4] [5] [3]
2BE held a Radio Dance Night on 23 December 1925, in aid of cancer research. On 3 March 1927 the station broadcast from the Radio and Electrical Exhibition at the Sydney Town Hall. [3]
In 1927, 2BE was off the air for a few months on account of a fire. [3]
The station only broadcast on two days per week, for at least the first two years. [5] It closed exactly five years after opening, on 6 November 1929. [6] [3]
On 30 November 1937, the 2BE call-sign was re-allocated to 2BE Bega, New South Wales, which now broadcasts as 2EC.
2BE's 870 kHz wavelength was allocated to another Sydney station, 2GB.